Some creative fundraising took place last year
The pandemic has proved no match for determined campaigners this year as millions have been raised in aid of a variety of causes.
“The hospice is one of the few which hasn’t had to make bed cuts or redundancies and that is down to his fundraising.”'Blinking Guy' has been used more than 1.7 billion times He appealed to his Twitter followers and many chipped in, helping Mr Scanlon raise more than 75,000 dollars and break his 2019 record of nearly 34,000 dollars – the first time he used the meme to raise funds.William Goodge | William with his mother
The model from Bedfordshire took on marathons in all 48 English counties, and raised more than £37,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support, which supported his mother Amanda in the Macmillan Primrose Unit at Bedford Hospital. He finished his marathon drumming session to Britney Spears’s hit track Baby One More Time, chosen as the pop star celebrated her conservatorship being officially terminated on Friday after 13 years.“I can’t believe it’s over, surprisingly my hands have held up okay but we’ve had some problems with my arms because they’ve been moving for 24 hours.”Kevin Sinfield sets off from Leicester Tigers' stadium on his Extra Mile Challenge.
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